470,000 individual IRP subscribers as of the end of 2025
The pension assets of Korea Investment & Securities have surpassed 30 trillion won.
According to Korea Investment & Securities on February 5, as of the end of 2025, retirement pension assets stood at 2.20340 trillion won and personal pension assets at 807.73 billion won, bringing total pension assets to 30.1 trillion won. The number of individual retirement pension (IRP) subscribers was tallied at 470,000.
In the recent "Default Option Key Status" report released by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Korea Investment & Securities' default option "High-Risk BF1" recorded a 1-year return of 26.62%. This product ranked first among all providers in 7 out of 8 quarters from the first quarter of 2024 to the fourth quarter of 2025, and ranked first among securities companies for 8 consecutive quarters.
A representative of Korea Investment & Securities said, "This is the result of a differentiated asset allocation strategy of the 'My Super series,' which was co-developed with Korea Investment Management," adding, "We significantly increased returns by actively including U.S. growth stocks and alternative assets such as gold."
As of February 3, Korea Investment & Securities has built an investment product lineup that includes approximately 941 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In addition, through its "ETF Regular Automatic Investment Service," investors can automatically purchase their desired ETFs every month, enhancing investment convenience. This service reduces the burden of market timing and enables long-term diversified investment, making it stand out as a stable pension management tool even amid periods of volatility. Alongside this, the company collaborates with Korea Investment Management, December & Company, Uprise Investment Advisory, and Quarterback Asset Management to offer a total of four robo-advisor products, maintaining one of the largest lineups in the industry.
Choi Jongjin, Head of the Pension Innovation Division at Korea Investment & Securities, said, "The pension market is evolving from a Money Move market into a People Move market," adding, "Achieving 30 trillion won in pension assets is the result of our customers' choice and trust, and we will continue to advance our close-contact wealth management system and further strengthen customized pension solutions for our clients."
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